CVE-2016-0798
Publication date 1 March 2016
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Memory leak in the SRP_VBASE_get_by_user implementation in OpenSSL 1.0.1 before 1.0.1s and 1.0.2 before 1.0.2g allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by providing an invalid username in a connection attempt, related to apps/s_server.c and crypto/srp/srp_vfy.c.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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openssl | 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 1.0.2g-1ubuntu2
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.18
|
|
openssl098 | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
Patch details
Package | Patch details |
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openssl |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 7.5 · High |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-2914-1
- OpenSSL vulnerabilities
- 1 March 2016